DISCOVERART

Félicien Rops

First Step

1883
Heliogravure, with drypoint, white heightening and hand-coloring, on ivory wove paper
20.8 × 13.7 cm (8.2 × 5.4 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Félicien Rops

UntitledUntitledSketch sheetSketch sheetShepherdShepherdWinter EveningWinter EveningNotebook with sketches and notesNotebook with sketches and notesLetter to Theo Hanon, from Rops, signed FélyLetter to Theo Hanon, from Rops, signed FélyCrinolinographies (Costume de la magistrature proposé pour 1857)Crinolinographies (Costume de la magistrature proposé pour 1Three figures on horseback with indications at rightThree figures on horseback with indications at right

More like this

Lender SeatedHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Lender SeatedLender Dancing the Bolero in ChilpéricHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Lender Dancing the Bolero in ChiAnna Held, in Toutes ces Dames au ThéâtreHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Anna Held, in Toutes ces Dames aYvette Guilbert on the Stage, from Yvette GuilbertHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Yvette Guilbert on the Stage, frFirst Little Night PieceThéophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen — First Little Night PieFrontispiece for Les Chimères by Jules DestréeOdilon Redon — Frontispiece for Les Chimères by Jules DestréThe Little Devil of FlorenceDavid Young Cameron (British, 1865–1945) — The Little Devil The PianoJames McNeill Whistler — The PianoBeritAnders Zorn — BeritMademoiselle Lender, in Madam SatanHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Mademoiselle Lender, in Madam SaFrontispiece from Croquis ParisiensJean Louis Forain — Frontispiece from Croquis ParisiensThe Song of the DogHilaire Germain Edgar Degas — The Song of the Dog